Table 2. Descriptive Statistics for Detection Frequencies (DF, %) and Concentrations (pg/m3 for Air Particles; μg/L for Runoff Water; and ng/g for Roadside Soils) of PPDs and PPD-Qs in Hong Kong.
air particles
(n = 16) |
runoff
water (n = 9) |
roadside soils (n =
12) |
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compounds | DF | median | range | DF | median | range | DF | median | range |
IPPD | 100 | 0.91 | 0.44–2.73 | 94 | 0.01 | <IDL–0.21 | 96 | 1.13 | 0.66–24.5 |
DPPD | 81 | 0.50 | <IDL–0.70 | 56 | 0.01 | 0.01–0.02 | 100 | 11.8 | 3.63–84.4 |
CPPD | 75 | 0.38 | <IDL–0.74 | 100 | 0.01 | <IDL–0.05 | 92 | 1.19 | 0.73–15.4 |
6PPD | 100 | 1.78 | 0.82–6.30 | 100 | 0.32 | 0.21–2.71 | 100 | 309 | 31.4–831 |
DTPD | 56 | 2.86 | <IDL–2.88 | 56 | 0.01 | <IDL–0.01 | 72 | 4.82 | <IDL–6.78 |
total PPDs | 6.07 | 1.75–9.41 | 0.24 | 0.04–3.00 | 381 | 36.3–847 | |||
IPPD-Q | 94 | 0.82 | <IDL–86.36 | 100 | 0.56 | 0.18–0.95 | 60 | 3.06 | <IDL–564 |
DPPD-Q | 100 | 1.91 | 0.93–95.7 | 100 | 0.19 | 0.11–0.35 | 100 | 60.2 | 2.87–747 |
CPPD-Q | 69 | 0.17 | <IDL–17.5 | 94 | 0.06 | <IDL–0.31 | 72 | 3.12 | <IDL–152 |
6PPD-Q | 100 | 1.18 | 0.54–13.8 | 100 | 1.12 | 0.21–2.43 | 100 | 234 | 9.50–936 |
DTPD-Q | 63 | 0.13 | <IDL–7.96 | 50 | 0.02 | 0.01–0.82 | 92 | 7.94 | 1.94–107 |
total PPD-Qs | 4.92 | 2.52–196 | 2.17 | 0.74–3.87 | 395 | 12.4–1976 |